Sperling lands at Jones Lang LaSalle

Denver real estate veteran Ann Sperling has been named chief operating officer for the Americas at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
Sperling’s responsibilities include driving execution of the Americas regional plan, leading the Americas management committee in developing and implementing key operating policies, overseeing the region’s planning process and compensation program, integrating support functions with the businesses and driving continuous improvement of business processes to maintain the firm’s high standard of client service.
Sperling succeeds Bill Thummel, who has held the position since 2005 and has been named to the newly-created chief operating Officer role for the firm’s global corporate solutions organization.
Previously, Sperling was managing director at Catellus Development Group, a national mixed-use development company and wholly owned business of ProLogis. She joined Catellus following the CBRE/Trammell Crow Co. merger, capping a 25-year career at Trammell Crow during which she rose from her first job in retail leasing to become senior managing director and area director for the firm’s Rocky Mountain region.